An integrated assessment approach to conduct analyses of climate change impacts on whole-farm systems

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-210

  Rivington, M ^a   Matthews, K B ^a   Bellocchi, G ^b   Buchan, K ^a   Stockle C O ^c   Donatelli, M ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Climate change; Integrated assessment; Resilience; Simulation; Stakeholder deliberation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FARMS;

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER DELIBERATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FARMING SYSTEM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE-OFF;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATES; DECISION MAKING; RESILIENCE; SIMULATION;

EID: 33749261112     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.07.018     Document Type: Article

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